In most cases, death is seen as a sobering reality rather than something we can all laugh and poke fun at. However, in the world of cinema, death scenes are often used as plot points to drive forth character motivation, signal the beginning of a new chapter or fill up empty minutes.

Whether it was due to horrible dialogue, acting or (in many cases) both, several of these scenes play out more like a really bad after school special. Some are so bad that they even leave us wondering whether or not  we're supposed to laugh or cry. Other times, death scenes are purposefully crafted to be delightfully humorous and completely over the top. Here is a compilation of 15 outrageous movie deaths that left us laughing!

15 Padme in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

I decided to start this list off with a bang and to prove that no one is safe. Lets face it, even Oscar winners have some not so memorable moments on their way to the top. For fans of the Stars Wars franchise, several of them can point out tons of things that they would change about the movies. From Hayden Christensen's wooden acting to the lack of chemistry between several of the actors, the amount of parodies related to this film are endless.

As for Portman, her portrayal of Padme in Revenge of the Sith, could be described as lackluster at best. Clearly the force was not with her because after Anakin chokes her out, Padme uses what little strength she has left to give birth to two children. It's hard to tell if she is actually dying due to the lack of pain shown on her face. Even though she was "distressed" Padme still managed to think of names for her children, as if in some drugged induced state. Along with the cliched head tilt, the long monologue stating her belief in the goodness of Anakin was a snore-fest. I haven't died before but if I was struggling for air, the last thing I would do is continue speaking. Priorities, people.

14 Marvin in Pulp Fiction

A list of hilarious deaths would not be complete without including the master of black comedy, Quentin Tarantino. In one of his several films that are now considered classics, the combination of Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta as two talkative hitman makes for electrifying movie watching. A film which balances both humor and extreme violence, one of the best examples of this comes at the expense of a minor character known as Marvin. Captured and brought along by Jackson and Travolta, he gets caught in a sticky situation when the two hitman become involved in a rousing conversation concerning divine intervention. Jackson's character has become disillusioned with his job as a hitman and wants to move on from this "respectable" lifestyle. As critical as ever, Travolta asks the quiet Marvin for his opinion on the matter and before the poor guy could even think, Travolta's gun goes off. Poor Marvin is shot in the face and his brains are splattered all over the car.

The death is sudden and one cannot help laughing, especially due to the rather comedic exchange between Jackson and Travolta that follows. Am I the only one that wanted to know Marvin's opinion?

13 Coach in Maximum Overdrive

For those not familiar with the writing or mind of Stephen King, he is very twisted and in a need of many hugs. In this movie which was inspired by his short story "Trucks," Earth passes through the tail of a rogue comet and as a result, inanimate objects suddenly spring to life and turn homicidal. Really Stephen King? Anyway, as the movie progresses, this evil vending machine decides to give anyone that approaches it another kind of pop instead. As a coach tries to buy refreshments after his little league baseball team wins a game, the machine appears to be broken. The coach proceeds to stand directly in front of the machine (big mistake) and is forcefully hit by a soda can in the family jewels and then in his right eye. The machine continues to attack the children, who are much farther away until one of the young boys tries to assist his coach. But it's clear that the coach is not going to survive this one.

Could you imagine being the person who had to write this mans obituary? Death by vending machine.

12 Norman Osbourne in Spiderman

Out of all of the superhero movies, the Tobey Maguire Spiderman franchise always seemed like the best one. You had your sympathetic superhero, the girl that he stalked a little and (of course) the evil villain. Oh yes, the Green Goblin. With a name like that, who wouldn't run for the hills? Portrayed by the normally solid Willem Defoe, the death of the Green Goblin still haunts me to this day.

In the final battle of the first movie, the Goblin completely dominates the early half of the fight. Having known that Spiderman was indeed Peter Parker, Osbourne plays with fire by bringing up his intentions to torture Mary Jane Watson. Cue the triumphant music and suddenly Spiderman regained his strength. In a last ditch effort to win Parker over, Osbourne states that he has been like a father to him. When that doesn't work, Osbourne's face becomes disgruntled and he sends his glider after Spiderman. However, he didn't realize that Parker has 360 degree sensory powers and when Spiderman jumps out of the way, the Green Goblin's fate is sealed. Before the glider hits him, Osbourne says a very out of place "oh," which left many people doing a double take. As he dies, the acting becomes slightly wooden and robotic. His delivery of his final line is cartoonish and one cannot help laughing.

11 Hector Savage in The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear

In the second instalment of the "Naked Gun series", Leslie Nielsen starred as the very sarcastic police lieutenant, Frank Drebin. When Hector Savage sneaks into his target's bathroom, as a result of being put on the top of the most wanted list, he sets his sights on attacking the woman in the shower. The woman in the shower is Jane, who suddenly starts singing a rather tame version of Barbra Streisand's song, "The Way We Were." Instead of killing Jane, Savage decides to join in and makes the song a duet. When Jane realizes that she has an unwelcome visitor, Nielsen jumps in for the rescue. After a battle where we see each man use everything from a toothbrush to a hairdryer, Drebin finally thwarts his opponent by using an unconventional weapon. Drebin sticks a fire hose in the mouth of Savage and cranks up the water pressure. This results in Savage beginning to inflate like Violet Beauregarde in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Though not shown on screen, a loud thud can be heard after Drebin enters the room and comforts Jane. Feel bad for the unfortunate person that was caught leaving their room at the exact time that Savage blew up.

But more importantly, we finally have proof that Barbra Streisand is the cure to all of the world's problems.

10 Marge Thompson in A Nightmare on Elm Street 

If there was one horror movie that did scare me when I was younger, it would have to be this one. The idea of having some man with burns on his face attacking you in your dreams sends a chill down my spine. This first film established what has now become known as the Freddy Kruger franchise of films and follows the main protagonist, Nancy Thompson as she fights to stay alive. After believing that she has overcome Kruger by confronting her fears, Thompson gets into a car with her friends. Suddenly the doors automatically lock and they are whisked away as Nancy's mother (Marge) just stands by the door and obliviously waves.

Everything seems normal until the creepy music starts playing in the background. Out of the blue, the arm of Kruger busts through the door window and Marge is dragged inside the house. Considering that this movie revolves around dreams, I shouldn't be too critical of this ending. However, as Marge is pulled through the tiny window, it becomes obvious that a dummy was used. We get that this movie was made in the 80's but seriously, a dummy?

9 Security Guard in Austin Powers in International Man of Mystery

If there is one spy spoof movie that really works, it would have to be this one. Filled with ridiculous characters, awkward scenarios and highly ironic musical choices, this flick, starring the now MIA Mike Meyers, helped usher in a whole slew of spoof movies. After a series of mistakes which leaves Austin and his sidekick (or love interest) Vanessa in need of a way out of the Virtucon headquarters, they find themselves in a bit of a bind. Trying to find something that would help them move more quickly, Powers karate chops a security guard and jumps on his steamroller. Of course, a guard tries to play the hero but instead of using his gun to stop Powers and Vanessa, he goes all deer in the headlights and uses his hands. The continuous closeups of the actors exaggerated expressions make for a hilarious scene as the audience realizes that this guy will not move.

The master shot, which shows how far the steamroller actually is from the security guard adds to the humor of this scene. At that distance, the security guard could have driven back home, made lunch, taken a stop at the local 7/11 and still made it back in time to fight off Austin Powers.

8  Edward Malus in The Wicker Man

Did you really think that this list would not feature Nicolas Cage? As the king of overacting, this death scene is one that I play whenever I need a little pick me up. How morbid. It's hard to believe that he ever won an Oscar but being a Coppola does have its advantages. In the film, Cage portrays Edward Malus, a man who is informed that his daughter has gone missing. He of course drops everything and makes his way to the island where she was last seen. Then suddenly, bad things happen.

While the torture of someone is never a laughing matter, there are certain things that an actor can do that will make the audience fight to retain their laughter. Whether a bad acting choice or stemming from poor direction, the way in which Cage portrays the torture is memorable for all the wrong reasons. After getting his legs broken, what follows is one of the oddest things I've ever seen. After being subjected to a helmet like contraption of bees, Cage's screams go from anguished to completely absurd. But we're not done yet folks as he is then burned alive. As Malus realizes his fate, the screams that follow sound a lot like that goat from the Taylor Swift parody video of her song "Trouble."

7 Chubbs Peterson in Happy Gilmore

In quite possibly the last decent Adam Sandler movie, he portrays an unsuccessful hockey player who finds out that he is pretty good at golf. Natural talent aside, Gilmore calls upon the expertise of Chubbs Peterson, who was an aspiring golfer before an unfortunate alligator attack. Left without parts of his fingers, Chubbs decides to help Gilmore tame and channel his talent. After they experience a great deal of success together, it is Gilmore's bright idea to give his coach a "sentimental" present. As Chubbs stands in front of the box, we see that Gilmore has decided to gift him the head of the same alligator that ruined Chubbs' career. In shock, Chubbs scurries backwards, trips, and falls out of the window. Although a body isn't shown, the look of regret and shock on Gilmore's face pretty much says it all. The addition of a religious hymn in the background and the deadpan look of a bystander only adds to the ridiculousness of this death. Let's not even get started on how abnormally big the window is.

6 Talia al Ghul in The Dark Knight Rises

Maybe I just have something against Oscar winners but another normally solid performer makes their appearance on this list. There are many great things about the Christopher Nolan films, the cinematography, music compositions and screenplays are always right on the money. A director who loves to recycle actors from previous films, Nolan first collaborated with Cotillard in Inception. However, even Nolan makes mistakes because Cotillard made an awful mess of their second collaboration.

After a big reveal which confirmed that Talia is loyal to Bane and his quest for a revolution, a major road chase ensues. Not seeing the huge pot hole beneath her massive truck, Talia is fatally injured. It seems that every villain always has enough energy to perform a dramatic monologue at the end of their life. Why don't they put that brain power to use and really question if taking over the world is a good life goal? As Talia passes away, she makes a lot of unnecessary and robotic head movements. Then, as she closes her eyes, she lets out one last shallow breath and does the basic head tilt. Not the level of acting you would expect from the same woman who portrayed Edith Piaf.

5 Terry Chaney in Final Destination

In a franchise that is about hormonally charged teenagers trying to avoid death, there are bound to be at least a couple of deaths that will make anyone's stomach hurt from laughing too hard. In the movie, death hates to be cheated and seems to find the most complicated ways to take these teenagers out, one by one. As more of the protagonists continue to die, the group of friends become disheartened and irritated with one another. There is always that one character who wants out of a situation and decides to take a stand when it is way too late. In this case, poor Terry Chaney is the desperate person that is sick of all of the deaths and wants to leave. However, in her little departure speech, she ends up on the street. Considering that one of her friends got decapitated standing next to train tracks, standing in the middle of the street is practically begging for something bad to happen. Fair warning, if you are trying to avoid getting killed, maybe you should take the words "dead" or death" out of your vocabulary. Also, the bus driver didn't even stop. Has he killed someone before? I smell a conspiracy theory.

4 Chad Feldheimer in Burn After Reading

Usually, a movie involving two heavy weights like George Clooney and Brad Pitt would involve a serious subject matter. However, when you throw the Coen brothers into the mix, anything can happen. In this film, Clooney plays a man by the name of Harry Pfarrer who is having an affair with the wife of an ex-CIA Analyst. After the wife steals some confidential documents from her ex, she loses it and they come into the hands of the dim witted Chad Feldheimer. After being convinced by his co-worker, Linda (who is also in a relationship with Harry) that the ex-wife must have more information in the family home, Chad decides to take a field trip. But of course, Harry (who just moved in) decides to come home in the middle of the day which leaves poor Chad scrambling of all places into the master bedroom. He settles into the closet and watches in sheer terror as Harry hops into the shower.

As Harry gets out of the shower and moves towards the closet, Chad realizes that there is an empty gun holster a few feet from him. Unable to think of anything, Chad decides to take the friendly approach and musters up a smile so cheesy that a picture day photographer would even cringe. Startled, Harry shoots him and that's how Brad Pitt died. The thing that makes this death so ridiculous is that Chad had so many chances to get out of closet but chose to stay. Granted that Clooney's shower lasted all of five seconds but still, use common sense man.

3 Russell Franklin in Deep Blue Sea

Due to the rousing success of Jaws Hollywood has become infatuated with films that involve killer animals. Something you have to remember is that when any idea works, Hollywood keeps repeating similar plot points until people get sick of it. Well in the film, Deep Blue Sea, its premise revolves around a group of scientists who are searching for a cure to Alzheimer's disease. Of course, some of the scientists become too ambitious and genetically modify the fluid of brain tissue belonging to three Mako sharks. In other words, the sharks are now way smarter.

As people begin dying gruesome deaths after the sharks escape from their area of containment, the group of scientists become more desperate than ever to find an escape route. And here comes old reliable Samuel L. Jackson. One of the best ways to send someone off is to have them give an epic monologue. In an effort to assert his dominance, Franklin goes on a rant about unity and how humans are way smarter then animals. And then suddenly, a CGI shark that (in retrospect looked ridiculous) grabs Franklin and drags him underwater. The water becomes red and looks more like Kool-aid then actual blood. Even at the age of eight, I found this supposed horror movie to be more of parody than anything else.

2 Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

Any movie starring Vince Vaughn is sure to garner a couple of laughs. In this film, he stars as the leader of a team of misfits who are on a quest to save their gym. The quest you ask? Why it's none other than winning a dodgeball tournament. In what starts out as an impossible mission, they luck into finding an Irish coach named Patches. Patches is a wise yet outspoken character who approaches dodgeball with a rather unconventional style. Instead of using actual dodgeballs to help his team, he uses wrenches and busy streets to help the team learn how to dodge balls. Before the final game against their toughest rivals, the team decides to head to a casino to blow off some steam. In a shocking yet hilarious reversal of fortune, Patches (a usually lucky Irishman), is killed by a falling sign. To rub salt into the wound, "The Luck of the Irish" is written in bold and flamboyant colors. I'm assuming that the team did not go back to that Casino after they won, right?

1 Mary Corleone in The Godfather Part III

I decided to end this with one of the biggest fails in all of cinematic history. In one of the worst casting decisions ever, Sofia Coppola nearly took down an entire franchise due to her inability to speak like a normal person. Oh wait, her dad directed the film? Nepotism wins yet again. Rant over but in all seriousness, Coppola did not have one believable moment throughout her very limited screen time. Mary's story arc revolves around her "illegitimate" relationship with her cousin, Vincent Mancini. Perplexed by their relationship, Mary's father, Michael Corleone names Vincent as his successor on the condition that he ends his relationship with Mary.

The only thing that salvaged this scene were the superb performances by Al Pacino and Diane Keaton. As for Coppola, she made the right choice, moving behind the camera.